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Posted Sept. 11, 2010

Auburn vs. Mississippi State

Auburn
Josh Bynes – #17 – LB
Mario Fannin – #27 – RB
Lee Ziemba – #73 – LT
Mike Blanc – #93 – DT
Wes Byrum – K


Mississippi State
Derrek Sherrod – #79 – OT
Pernell McPhee – #90 – DE
K.J. Wright – #34 – OLB
Chris White – #50 – ILB
Charles Mitchell – #4 – S


Pernell McPhee 1st – 14:50 – Doesn’t show impressive speed here in pursuit

1st – 13:37 – Off-set I form … Nice instincts, great tackle on FB burst and forces 4th down … clutch play here and showed a little toughness

1st – 13:02 – Lacks flexibility, fluidity, agility to change directions and steer angle to sack QB after getting by TE … could have used hands better at POA and gotten more physical with TE

1st – 2:03 – 2-pt stance … Good strength in absorbing initial block from RT … under control, but bad tackling technique and misses tackle

Disappointed with McPhee’s lack of explosive athleticism, but he’s tough and very good in run support


K.J. Wright

1st – 14:50 – Lacks speed, range … instincts not great on this play

1st – 12:39 – Poor job in taking on block technique wise … good job of keeping RB instead of giving him outside edge …

2nd – 6:35 – Bad instincts … could have limited run but stays passive, gets blocked and doesn’t make a play when potentially in position

2nd – 0:49 – Difficult to describe how bad White is on this play … he has no clue what is going on, gets blocked by WR … caps off a bad first half


Charles Mitchell

1st – 14:31 – Terrific job in run support … nice angle, good instincts … good solo tackle

1st – 11:35 – Can’t get off block in deep half

Seems a little finesse and doesn’t like to mix it up … gets blocked easily and not as active as I would prefer

(ESPN Broadcast skipped coverage here)


Derrek Sherrod

1st – 0:58 – Athletic and smooth in getting to 2nd level to block MIKE … comfortable in space …

1st – 0:22 – Stays relatively low in block and uses lower body to anchor … Holds ground and seals off running lane

2nd – 12:30 – Poor kick step






MISSING





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